Fire-kindler



(Nomad.) El Rl CLOUGH & F. JONES,

FIRE KINDLBR.

No. 397,696l Patented Feb. l2, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDIVIN R. CIIOUGII AND FRANKLIN JONES, OF LEBANON, MISSOURI.

FIRE-KINDLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,696, dated February 12, 1889.

Application filed May 26, 1888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWIN R..CLOUGH and FRANKLIN JONES, citizens of the United States, residents of Lebanon, in the county of Laclede and State of lllissouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire- Kindlers; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invent-ion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or gures of reference marked thereon, which t'orm a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of this invention and is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, the handle being broken oft. Fig. 3 is a crosssection on line :c fr, Fig. 2.

The invention relates to improvements in iire-kindlers; and it consists in the construction and novel combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

The object of the invention is to provide a fire-kindler of an absorbent indestructible character, so that it mayv be used an indefinite number of times for starting a re.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the coiled-wire casing, the coils of which lie in close contact one upon the other.

B shows the similar wire end walls, having the annular flanged edge a, adapted to fit closely over the end coils of the casing A, as shown, and perforations o are provided in the Serial No. 275,191. Noimodel.)

end walls for the passage of the wires C of the handle. The handle-Wire is bent centrally, as at c, and passes upwardly within the casing and out through the upper end wall, where it is twisted, as shown at d, and provided with a ring, e, for convenience of withdrawing the device from the fire with a stick or poker.

D designates an oil-chamber located centrally within Jthe outer casing, and provided with openings f through its walls to admit the oil which passes through the packing E. The packing E fills all the space between the outer casing and the oil-chamber, and preferably consists ot' asbestus and clay mixed in proper proportions.

IVe do not confine ourselves, however, to asbestus and clay, as other absorbent non-destructi ble material may be used.

' Having described our invention, what we claim is A tre-kindler composed oi' the oil-chamber, located centrally and having the openings f, the absorbent packing completely surrounding said chamber, the outer casing, and the handle, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

EDIVIN R. CLOUGH. FRANKLIN JONES.

Vitnesses:

C. C. DEAPER, G. W. HAMEL. 

